JenM

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1. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing in Michigan

   JenM posted a topic in Michigan

   Hi! I will be starting my last semester of nursing school this winter semester. The last rotation I had was in Psych and I loved it! So now I am trying to locate any hospital or private facility where I can start as a psych nurse (GN). However, I'm n...

2. POLL: How far in debt will you be???

   JenM replied to pumpkinhead's topic in General Students

   I'm not exactly sure, but I know that it cost me almost $20,000 for my pre-req's and about $20,000 for the nursing program itself. But Ihave been in school for almost 11 years, so those loans include other classes.

3. Just finished my first year!

   JenM replied to JenM's topic in General Students

   St. Clair County Community College (SC4)

4. Are all RN programs like this???

   JenM replied to JenM's topic in General Students

   Thank you for all of the replies! I guess the reason I am so upset is because he knew the material better than anyone. He could explain the patho inside and out. He could explain anything you wanted to know inside and out. The problem is with the way...

5. Just finished my first year!

   JenM posted a topic in General Students

   I'm a postin' fool this morning!!! LOL! Forgive me, but I haven't been able to post since I started in Sept., so I'm very inquisitive this morning! How was everyone's first year? or second? Aside from the normal nursing school gripes, it wasn't too b...

6. Are all RN programs like this???

   JenM replied to JenM's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the quick reply. Ok I was just wondering! I'm toughing it out, so far!

7. IV Meds

   JenM posted a topic in Educators

   I wasn't sure where to post this question, because I am a student, not an instructor, but I have a question. I was searching this forum and noticed that most of your students give IV meds in their first year. I was shocked! Because at the program tha...

8. Are all RN programs like this???

   JenM posted a topic in General Students

   Our department tutor, who is also in the RN program and highly intelligent, just failed Med/surg II(our srping semester) with a 78%. There were no greviences that he could file, no student reps to talk to and the dept. chair basically said:to bad so ...

9. Are your tests timed?

   JenM posted a topic in General Students

   Hola, I took my first 2 exams today. The first I passed and the second I won't know until next week. I was just wondering if it is typical for a Nursing test to be timed. All of them are, in every course. They allot 1 minute per question. Durin...

10. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    JenM replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Career Support

    I don't have the stamina to go through the entire 25 pages. But it makes me sick to hear people say that nursing is a terrible career! I am only a student. But here's what I want to say. What did you expect nursing to be? Some glamourous job wher...

11. How did you pay for nursing school?

    JenM replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I am in my first semester. I am receiving $4500/ year from financial aid, $10,000 a year from government loans and a ton more from private student loans. I decided not to work while I was in school. I felt it was more important for my little ones ...

12. Anybody here going to SC4???

    JenM replied to JenM's topic in Michigan

    They don't have a year to year waitlist. They put people on a waitlist to fill the spots of the people who drop before the program starts. Once the program starts, they drop the waitlist and everyone who didn't get in can just reapply next year. Oh,...

13. What equipment did your school require you to purchase?

    JenM replied to karen230's topic in General Students

    Books: $904 Shoes: $109 Stethescope: $100 (my MIL paid for it!) Skills bag ( contained catheter, gloves, penlight, PPE, lab glasses): $50 Paper, binders, pens, pencils, etc. $55 Digital recorder: $200 Rolling scrapbook bag (for books) $130 tuition: $...

14. How to patients react when...?

    JenM replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in General Students

    Great question. I haven't had clinical yet, but the senior students tell us when someone asks "Have you done this before?" You simply answer, "Yes, countless times." It seems to work I guess. And of course, you may not have done them on a real pers...

15. So why do you want to be a nurse?

    JenM posted a topic in General Students

    I am just curious to hear stories or thoughts about this. For me: there is nothing else that I can imagine doing with my life. Have you ever seen the movie "Pay it Forward"? I guess that's how I describe my desire to become an RN. I was a preemie ...